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Abstract(s)
Introdução: A existência de estereótipos criminais aumenta a probabilidade de enviesamentos nas
tomadas de decisão no sistema de justiça. O presente estudo tem como objetivos: 1) aceder à
representação implícita de um sujeito reincidente; 2) perceber que estereótipos são associados à
face de um reincidente em duas categorias: dimensões básicas da perceção e dimensões
fundamentais do julgamento social; 3) perceber se a introdução do LS/CMI é responsável por
tornar a representação mental do sujeito reincidente menos negativa. Método: A amostra do
estudo piloto (n=44) realizou uma RCT para aceder à representação implícita do reincidente. A
amostra do segundo estudo (n=257) respondeu a um questionário online de avaliação dos
estereótipos relativos às faces. Resultados: A MANOVA two-way demonstrou significância
estatística na visualização das faces e antifaces, bem como diferenças significativas nas variáveis:
sexo, idade, grupo asiático, grupo cigano, competência, sociabilidade, moralidade, unicamente
humano e natureza humana. Existiu também um efeito significativo de interação entre o efeito da
visualização das faces ou antifaces e o efeito da utilização do instrumento nas variáveis, bem como
diferenças significativas nas variáveis sexo, grupo asiático e sociabilidade. Conclusões: A face do
sujeito reincidente foi classificada com características mais negativas em comparação com a face
do sujeito não reincidente. Foi também verificado um impacto positivo da utilização do
instrumento, o que levou a que as características da face criada através da visualização do
instrumento fossem menos negativas do que as da face criada sem a visualização do instrumento.
Introduction: The existence of criminal stereotypes increases the likelihood of biases in decisionmaking in the justice system. This study aims to: 1) access the implicit representation of a recidivist; 2) explore which stereotypes are associated with the face of a recidivist in two categories: basic dimensions of perception and fundamental dimensions of social judgment; 3) explore whether the introduction of LS/CMI is responsible for making the mental representation of the recidivist subject less negative. Method: The sample of the pilot study (n=44) performed a RCT to access the implicit representation of the recidivist. The sample of the second study (n=257) answered an online questionnaire for assessing stereotypes about faces. Results: The two-way MANOVA showed a significant effect of viewing faces and antifaces and significant differences in the variables: gender, age, Asian group, gipsy group, competence, sociability, morality, uniquely human and human nature. There was also a significant interaction effect between the effect of viewing the faces or antifaces and the effect of using the instrument on the variables, as well as significant differences in the variables sex, Asian group and sociability. Conclusions: The face of the recidivist was rated with more negative characteristics compared to the face of the non-recidivist. A positive impact of the use of the instrument was also verified, which led to the characteristics of the face created by visualising the instrument being less negative than those of the face created without visualising the instrument.
Introduction: The existence of criminal stereotypes increases the likelihood of biases in decisionmaking in the justice system. This study aims to: 1) access the implicit representation of a recidivist; 2) explore which stereotypes are associated with the face of a recidivist in two categories: basic dimensions of perception and fundamental dimensions of social judgment; 3) explore whether the introduction of LS/CMI is responsible for making the mental representation of the recidivist subject less negative. Method: The sample of the pilot study (n=44) performed a RCT to access the implicit representation of the recidivist. The sample of the second study (n=257) answered an online questionnaire for assessing stereotypes about faces. Results: The two-way MANOVA showed a significant effect of viewing faces and antifaces and significant differences in the variables: gender, age, Asian group, gipsy group, competence, sociability, morality, uniquely human and human nature. There was also a significant interaction effect between the effect of viewing the faces or antifaces and the effect of using the instrument on the variables, as well as significant differences in the variables sex, Asian group and sociability. Conclusions: The face of the recidivist was rated with more negative characteristics compared to the face of the non-recidivist. A positive impact of the use of the instrument was also verified, which led to the characteristics of the face created by visualising the instrument being less negative than those of the face created without visualising the instrument.
Description
Dissertação de Mestrado
apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário
para obtenção de grau de Mestre na
especialidade de Psicologia Forense
Keywords
Reincidência criminal Estereótipos Reverse correlation task LS/CMI Criminal recidivism Stereotypes